{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-judiciary-law-70","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Judiciary Law § 70","heading":"Judicial departments","body":"§ 70. Judicial departments. The state is hereby divided into four\njudicial departments. The first department shall consist of the counties\nembraced within the first and twelfth judicial districts; the second\ndepartment shall consist of the counties embraced within the second,\nninth, tenth, eleventh and thirteenth judicial districts; the third\ndepartment shall consist of the counties embraced within the third,\nfourth and sixth judicial districts; the fourth department shall consist\nof the counties embraced within the fifth, seventh and eighth judicial\ndistricts.","path":["Judiciary Law","Article 4. Appellate Division"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/JUD/70","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"89845fa3a2597913ae186ab57fab38bceb6464f135943f65cf36ef3752e97bfb","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-judiciary-law-68","next":"us-ny/n.y.-judiciary-law-71"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}